Frances Perkins, 1911
by Heather Cox Richardson in Letters from an American
On March 25, 1911, Frances Perkins was visiting with a friend who lived near Washington Square in New York City when they heard fire engi…
DISCOVER LIFE IN AMERICA
We are a non-profit organization based in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Our goal is to learn all we can about the estimated 60,000+ kinds of organisms living in the Smokies and to sha…
HEATHER PIERSON
Heather Pierson is a pianist, multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, song leader, and performer whose inspiring live performances and growing catalog of releases delve into Americana, blues, New…
SUE FORD and Village Marimba
Summer 2021 Village Marimba Classes for both youths and adults
Hobey Ford, Master Puppeteer and Storyteller
Hobey Ford is a renowned puppeteer who has performed on stages around the world. He is the winner of two Citations of Excellence from Union International de la Marionette USA , a Kennedy C…
WOMEN IN MUSIC
Women in Music is the industry’s leading non-profit working to advance the awareness, equality, diversity, heritage, opportunities, and cultural aspects of women i…
Radical Protests Propelled the Suffrage Movement. Here’s How a New Museum Captures That History
By Alli Hartley-Kong SMITHSONIANMAG.COM OCTOBER 26, 2020
The first of the “silent sentinel” protests occurred on January 10, 1917.
THE FOREST IN THE TREES by Connie McLennan
Reviews:
VERDICT An engaging read-aloud, peppered with plenty of facts for the scientists in the crowd.—Jody Kopple, Shady Hill School, Cambridge, MA School Library Journal
KATHY NELSON Poems of Life & Nature
The music of words has enthralled Kathy from the beginning. Poetry has been a thread through life as a teacher, a telecommunications engineer and chaplain.
Mary Simon is sworn in as Canada’s first Inuk Governor General
Mary Simon was officially sworn in as Canada’s 30th governor general and is the first Indigenous person to hold the position. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnFl0s_CspE
The New Woman Behind the Camera
At The Met Fifth Avenue JULY 2–OCTOBER 3, 2021
Exhibition Overview – Exhibitions are free with Museum admission.